Radostin Kishishev

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Radostin Kishishev (Bulgarian: Радостин Кишишев) (born July 30, 1974 in Bourgas, Bulgaria) is a Bulgarian footballer. As of 2006, he is playing for Charlton Athletic. He came to the club as a right-back but more recently has been a regular in the club's midfield. He has much experience playing at the top level, however, very occasional lapses in concentration often result in his team conceding goals.

Kishishev has been a pretty constant presence in the Charlton midfield, never found wanting for determination & effort his contribution to the team is often overlooked by fans. Those with a keener appreciation of the game though can see that he often carries his more illustrious midfield partners when the going gets tough.

Kishishev prides himself on his stamina and often tops the team on the number of kilometers he runs during games, as shown by the Pro-Zone statistics system.

Despite being known as a work horse in the Charlton mindfield he is also known for his own flip-flop, which he used to great affect against Liverpool in the bulid up to Charlton's second goal of there 2-0 win at the Valley in 2006.

Kishishev was part of the Bulgarian national team at Euro 96 and the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Bulgaria Bulgaria squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup Bulgaria

1 Zdravkov | 2 Kishishev | 3 T. Ivanov | 4 I. Petkov | 5 Yordanov | 6 Yankov | 7 Kostadinov | 8 Stoichkov | 9 Penev | 10 Balakov | 11 Iliev | 12 Mikhailov | 13 Ginchev | 14 Hristov | 15 Zafirov | 16 Nankov | 17 Stoilov | 18 Borimirov | 19 Bachev | 20 G. Ivanov | 21 Kirilov | 22 M. Petkov | Coach: Bonev

Charlton Athletic F.C. - Current Squad

2 Young | 3 Hreiðarsson | 4 Faye | 5 Reid | 6 Kishishev | 7 M. Bent | 8 Holland | 10 D. Bent | 11 Ambrose | 12 Lisbie | 13 Pouso | 14 Thomas | 15 El Karkouri | 16 Andersen | 17 Gibbs | 18 Hasselbaink | 19 Rommedahl | 20 Hughes | 22 Traoré | 23 Diawara | 24 Fortune | 25 Sorondo | 26 Youga | 28 Sankofa | 30 Weston | 31 John | 32 Carvill | 33 Randolph | 34 Tanska | 35 Ashton | 36 Myhre | 37 Walker | 38 Carson | 39 Gíslason | Manager: Reed

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